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New York Times, Saturday, October 13, 2018

Author:
Kevin G. Der
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Down : Gets a twinkle in one's eyes?
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Kevin G. Der

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 66, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 40 for Mr. Der. Saturday freshness: 84%
Kevin G. Der notes:
This grid is actually a revision. The top right was the same, as CHEAT DAY / ROGUE ONE / ALAN ALDA was too good to let go. But ZOE ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Technically superb puzzle. Kevin is one of the few constructors dipping into quad-stack corners, and for good reason — they're one of ... read more
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© 2018, The New York Times10/13/18 ( No. 25,176 )
Across
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Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" : SHONDA
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Dieter's time of indulgence : CHEATDAY
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Reach the limit : TOPOUT
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2016 film whose climax is on the planet Scarif : ROGUEONE
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They might be made to reconcile : AMENDS
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2006 Emmy winner for "The West Wing" : ALANALDA
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Give extra medication : REDOSE
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Got cracking : WENTTOIT
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Problems with a collection : GAPS
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Org. that might take the government to court : ACLU
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Symbol of militarism : ARES
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Women's soccer star Krieger : ALI
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Means of drawing up solutions : PIPETS
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Lead actress in 2017's "The Big Sick" : ZOEKAZAN
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Fair : NOTBAD
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Wraps up : ENCASES
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Composer Arcangelo who inspired a set of Rachmaninoff variations : CORELLI
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Not quite blow : SEETHE
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Small falcons : KESTRELS
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Collaborative principle in improv comedy : YESAND
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Nursery cry : WAH
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Take the edge off? : CROP
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Like discussions of metaphysics : DEEP
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Theme in some time travel fiction : FATE
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Green refreshers : LIMEADES
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Pill bug, for one : ISOPOD
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Isn't discrete : OVERLAPS
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Nissan crossover named for an Italian city : MURANO
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"The Son of Man" artist : MAGRITTE
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Illuminating comment : APERCU
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Try out, as a game : PLAYTEST
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Volleyball team, e.g. : SEXTET
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Gets a twinkle in one's eyes? : STARGAZES
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Hit movie with the tagline "A family comedy without the family" : HOMEALONE
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Leaning column? : OPEDPIECE
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Texting while driving, and others : NONOS
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Hardly smashes : DUDS
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Flummoxed : ATSEA
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Come home after a night of heavy drinking, say : CRAWLIN
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Go into seclusion : HOLEUP
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Jennifer who wrote the Pulitzer-winning "A Visit From the Goon Squad" : EGAN
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Title for Princess Anne beginning in 1982 : AUNT
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Leaves work? : TEATASTER
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Sadness : DOLOR
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Actress MacDowell : ANDIE
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First Nobel laureate from Ireland : YEATS
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Big Four workers, for short : CPAS
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Ancestor of Methuselah : ENOS
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One might result from negligence : TORT
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World's most-followed Twitter user, as of 2018 : KATYPERRY
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Trailblazing athlete of the 1970s : ASHE
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Cartoonist's indicator of nodding : ZEES
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Exploded : BLEWAPART
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In the blink of an eye : ALLATONCE
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Served : DISHEDOUT
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Let go of : CEDE
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Diet in the Mideast : KNESSET
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Virtuosi : ADEPTS
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Fail to tread lightly : CLOMP
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#2, to #1 : RIVAL
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Lowercase letter resembling a "w" : OMEGA
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Members of an Arizona tribe : PIMAS
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Global currency market with a portmanteau name : FOREX
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Came to roost : ALIT
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Good Tinder outcome : DATE
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Dweller in Apt. 1-A, say : SUPE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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